Indledning
Social and financial inequality has been a problem for humanity since the dawn of time, and England is no exception, even though it’s one of the wealthiest countries in the world.
The ‘Social Mobility Commission’ shows that young people from poor families are six times less likely to go to Oxford or Cambridge.
The rapport also shows that only one out of eight children of lower income families will become a high earner when they grow up .
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Uddrag
This problem is caused by several reasons, but the two main causes are the unfair education system and the unaffordable housing.
In England public schools are provided, but if you want a higher education you must pay a very high amount of money.
In a rapport from the State of the Nation 2016, it’s shown that only 24% of the students who received free school meals progressed to a higher education where 41% of the students who didn’t receive these meals progressed.
‘Free school meals’ is a service that low-income families can apply for, that delivers meals to schools in England.
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